Unleashing the Bloodthirsty — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Unleashing the Bloodthirsty is an extra large underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death, measuring 144 by 144 tiles and set on the impossible difficulty. Eight players take part, with only one human seat available and seven computer-controlled colors, and no teams are defined. Each player begins with a different faction, including Inferno, Stronghold, Tower, Conflux, Dungeon, Rampart, Fortress, and a Castle and Necropolis pairing. The map is built mostly from water, lava, rock, and rough ground, and it holds 44 towns and a Grail. Victory requires acquiring one specific artifact, while losing a particular hero ends the game. Wandering behemoths and efreet, along with dwellings, mines, and seven artifacts, are scattered across the terrain.

Author's description

How very unkind of Mr. 'Dragonmaster' to bash up your people and leave you in a little corner of Ammazzaquantoseibruttalia. Oh well, a few (thousand) Ancient Behemoths will suffice to take care of that ugly snake-face...if you find any crystal.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:20.26%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #126 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (117, 133, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water23.4%
Lava16.0%
Rough12.7%
Swamp12.6%
Grass8.2%
Dirt7.7%
Snow7.1%
Subterranean6.3%
Sand6.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Unleashing the Bloodthirsty
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Unleashing the Bloodthirsty

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 1
  • Conflux(Green) × 5
  • Dungeon(Orange) × 8
  • Fortress(Pink) × 4
  • Rampart(Purple) × 4
  • Inferno(Red) × 6
  • Tower(Tan) × 4
  • Castle(Teal) × 1
  • Necropolis(Teal) × 5
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

44 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 66 monsters

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Cursed Ground141Clover Field92Mine73Magic Plains49Resource49Sign41Fiery Fields38Flotsam37Pandoras Box37Border Guard35Quest Guard25Magic Clouds23Magic Plains (2)23Campfire19Border Gate19Subterranean Gate18Magic Well14Creature Bank13Two-way Monolith12Rocklands12Shipwreck10Boat10Fountain of Youth10Tree of Knowledge10Ocean Bottle10Sea Chest9Keymaster's Tent9Water Wheel9Star Axis9Dragon Utopia9